Fabio Porru

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Response rate at follow-up! What should I wish/expect for?

Hi everybody! About 6 months ago I started a data collection thought online questionnaires sent by email. I got almost 2000 people at baseline, with 60% who agreed to be contacted again for the...

11 November 2019 1,655 4 View

What are the practical implication of using a multinomia logistic regression instead of an ordinale one?

I have been performing a regression using ad dependent variable an ordinal variable. I later realized I had to use an ordinal regression instead. Nevertheless, I wondered what could be the...

03 March 2019 7,074 3 View

Mediation analysis (on SPSS)?

Hi everybody, I am going to perform a mediation analysis using SPSS. My dependent variable is categorical, while the dependent one is a continuos one (a sum of score of different items with...

03 March 2019 7,552 4 View

Questionnaire for burnout?

Hey everybody, I am looking for a validated scale for detecting burnout among young people and students in particular. I know the Maslach Burnout Inventory version for students, and the Copenhagen...

10 October 2018 1,301 6 View

Free Questionnaire to measure Quality of Life?

Hi everybody, I am looking for a free questionnaire to measure quality of life among young people. Do you have any reccomendation for a short one (max. around 20-25 items)? Thanks in advance, Fabio

08 August 2018 831 4 View

Scale for Lifestyle?

I am looking for a scale about lifestyle, possibly in English and Spanish, for a questionnaire to a sample made up of students. I wish to find a ready one of good quality. Do you have any advice...

08 August 2018 2,528 3 View

How the score of the Maslach Burnout Inventory is calculated?

Hi everybody, I am a medical student working on my master thesis. I have been struggling last few days on a matter. I have been using the MBI-SS scale. Despite I read many papers where it was...

07 July 2018 6,611 0 View

What procedure do you reccomend to validate the translation of a scale using SPSS?

I would like to learn how to validate the translation of a scale using SPSS. I am following WHO guidelines (http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/research_tools/translation/en/). Anyone can reccomend...

05 May 2018 4,258 3 View

What scale would you suggest for screening depressive and anxieous symptoms among young people?

I am a Medical student working on a research concerning mental health on young people. I am looking for a scale with good properties for symptoms of depression and anxiety. Since the...

05 May 2018 497 5 View

Data collection through Social Network?

Hi everybody, I would like to know your idea about data throught social network or other online platforms. Have you ever collected data in such way? How was your experience? Best regards, Fabio

01 January 1970 5,076 4 View

Website for your research project?

Have you ever had a website for promoting your research project? What are the best websites of this kind you ever seen? I will be working on a website for a research project carried on by my...

01 January 1970 2,267 4 View

How you interpretate data from Research Gate to evaluate your impact?

Lastly I started to work on communication for my Department. I am trying to improve our presence online. Research Gate is one of the platform I decided to focus the most. Data offered by research...

01 January 1970 9,600 3 View

What's a good response rate in an observational study?

Hi everybody, I running a data collection for an observational study (with follow up) among 50.000 students. I would like your opinion about the response rate. What response rate would be a...

01 January 1970 7,644 14 View

Can individuals from my sample know the dimension I am investigating and the models I am using?

Hi everybody, I am working on a research project concerning mental health among University students. Meanwhile I am working on a social media campaign in order to reaise awareness on the topic. I...

01 January 1970 808 4 View

Questionnaire for students' performance and/or student attitude to exams?

Hi everybody, I am looking for valdiated questionnaire used to investigate students' performance and their attitude to a specific type of exam. I would like to investigate the relation between...

01 January 1970 3,680 10 View

Platforms to find call for grants?

Hi everybody, do you use any specific platform while seeking for grants? Can you advice any? Thanks in advance

01 January 1970 6,475 1 View

How you handle translation and validation of a questionnaire?

Hi everybody, I would like to ask you which steps you take in order to translate and validate a questionnaire in a new language. Are you performing a Back-Translation? Are you involving mother...

01 January 1970 4,734 11 View

How do you investigate gender with an online questionnaire?

Hello everyone, Nowadays there is much going on about LGBT+. Sensibility concerning gender and sexual orientation are on the ride. I would like to ask you how you deal with gender while...

01 January 1970 5,230 6 View

Positive effect of Research Gate?

Since a few days I started to work at the Department of Public Health at the Erasmus MC (Rotterdam, the Netherlands). One of my tasks is taking care of online platforms of one of our project. My...

01 January 1970 700 1 View

We should stop to call "depression" what depression is not

I believe while doing research about depression we are doing a huge mistake. We often use screening tools for depression, such a self-reported scale (e.g. EURO-D), and those who are at risk are...

01 January 1970 5,087 4 View